Japanese Haiku poem by Yosa Buson (1716-1784) 月天心貧しき町を通りけり "A high moon / I was walking through / A poor town." (Calligraphy by Yoz)

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” ‘Mu-shin’ roughly translates as “no mind”. However, it does not mean “no thoughts”. When thoughts arise, simply allow them to pass through consciousness unobstructed, and begin your breath count again at one.

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Norwegian visual artist Andreas Lie merges verdant landscapes and photographs of animals to creates subtle double exposure portraits. Snowy mountain peaks and thick forests become the shaggy fur of wolves and foxes, and even the northern lights appear through the silhouette of a polar bear. Lie is undoubtedly influenced by his surroundings in Bergen, Norway, a coastal city surrounded by seven mountains.